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New UK intracellular drug delivery centre to support RNA development

Pharmaceutical Technology

A new intracellular drug delivery centre will be established in the UK to support potential ribonucleic acid (RNA) vaccines and therapeutics , as well as the development of innovative drug delivery technologies. Another key focus area will be the creation of a framework to develop advanced nano-delivery systems.

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Lilly agrees to acquire gene therapy developer Akouos for $610m

Pharmaceutical Technology

Akouos focuses on developing adeno-associated viral gene therapies to treat inner ear conditions, including sensorineural hearing loss. It has combined expertise in otology, gene therapy and inner ear drug delivery to meet the requirements of individuals with disabling hearing loss globally.

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Khosla Ventures’ Alex Morgan on biotech’s challenges and solving drug delivery

Bio Pharma Dive

The life sciences investor has backed a number of startups working on technologies for delivering and manufacturing cell and gene medicines.

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Intracellular Drug Delivery – A Potential Treatment for Lethal Orphan Diseases

Roots Analysis

We have put in our best effort to make it easily graspable what are the intracellular drug delivery technologies and how it can ensure effective treatment for fatal disease. Below are the highlights that we feel would be helpful to understand about the intracellular drug delivery / intracellular non-viral drug delivery approach.

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Innovate UK funding for new precision cancer treatment technology

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Sixfold Bioscience in partnership with Medicines Discovery Catapult, has been given the green light, through the award of an Innovate UK Smart Grant to test a pioneering system designed to deliver drugs directly to cancerous cells, without impacting the healthy cells around it.

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Liposome: A Novel Drug Delivery System

Roots Analysis

Furthermore, a wide variety of drugs and macromolecules, including DNA , proteins, and imaging agents, can be encapsulated in liposomal vesicles due to their unique ability to entrap both lipophilic and hydrophilic substances. The various therapeutic applications of liposomes in drug delivery have been highlighted in the figure.

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The Power of Lipids: Enhancing Drug Delivery with Nanoparticles

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In addition, NLCs offer benefits such as high drug loading capacity, improved drug retention and avoidance of drug expulsion. Advantages of Lipid Nanoparticle LNPs are gaining significant attention of formulation scientists in drug delivery due to the various advantages offered by them.